The Pull List: June 13th, 2018

Last week’s pull list saw a number of new series launched by Marvel Comics, but this week it’s Image’s turn to supply readers with new treats. The Portland-based publisher has no fewer than five new titles coming our way this week, bringing an eclectic mix of stories to store shelves.

Bloodstrike #0 offers readers unfamiliar with Michel Fiffe’s indie hit the chance to uncover the origins of Cabbot “as he launches his undead strikeforce upon the world!” Rather than trying to unleash the undead, Magic Order #1 sees a secretive group of magicians working to ensure that no supernatural entities wreak havoc in our world. If you’ve never seen a monster, it’s because this mysterious group has been doing their job.

If a psychedelic science fantasy action comic book drama is more your thing (and why wouldn’t it be?) then Proxima Centauri #1 might suit your tastes. This six-part series will follow Sherwood Breadcoat as he’s “stuck in the confounding spectral zone on the manufactured dimensional sphere, Proxima Centauri, looking for escape and a way back to his brother while dealing with his confusing emotions, alien creatures, and all sorts of unknown, fantastic dangers”.

Following in a similar space setting is Stellar #1, a title with an interesting premise. The titular character, Stellar, has succeeded in bringing an end to intergalactic war, but what is she to do now? “Reduced to a bounty hunter, she scours the worlds she’s broken, searching for redemption. But there are other weapons loose in the galaxy, who just can’t leave the war behind them”. This one has definitely piqued our interest!

Stellar might be guilty of the crimes she has been accused of, but the same might not be true of Nathan Bright, the protagonist of The Weather Man #1. “When he’s accused of carrying out the worst terrorist attack in human history – an event that wiped out nearly the entire population of Earth – Nathan becomes the most wanted man alive and a target of a manhunt that spans the galaxy. But is Nathan truly responsible for such a horrific crime? And why can’t he remember?” Image Comics have certainly ramped things up this week, and we’re looking forward to getting stuck into some of these new titles!